Meaning

2 senses

  1. Tending to flow.

  2. Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

    a flowing dress

    flowing prose

    плавныйplavnyj, распущенныеraspuščennyje

More definitions
  • designed or arranged to offer the least resistance to fluid flow

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly:

Origin

From Middle English flowyng; equivalent to flow + -ing.

From Middle English flowyng; equivalent to flow + -ing.

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Forms

more flowing, most flowing
Comparativemore flowing Lesson
Superlativemost flowing Lesson

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
tending to flow:fluentB1
fluidB2quickA2runningA2streamingfluminousfluxivefree-flowingonrushing
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
stagnantstandingC2

Word family

13 related words
Relatedrunny
Derivedcoflowingdownflowingeverflowingflowinglyflowingnessfull-flowinginflowingnonflowingoutflowingswift-flowingthickflowingunflowing

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
flowerA1flowerpotfloweryfluB1flubfluctuateC2
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